Mr.Baby blue eyes; C.G

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Faye 

Flashback

 I was coloring a picture at the island in the kitchen with Beth when Maggie and Dad rushed into the house. I turned and saw Maggie's face full of tears, and my eyes followed down to the limp body she was carrying. I recognized the face almost automatically. Beth screams filled my ears as my body went numb. Mom's shirt was covered in blood, and on her stomach was a bite mark.
I felt tears fill my eyes as I shook my head. The one person I needed to protect. "Faye-" Dad started to say, but I turned and ran upstairs. I leaped into my bed after slamming the door. I hugged my pillow and cried, tears just kept rolling down. That's when I realized that my family didn't need me there anymore, I can't protect anyone. I grabbed my old school bag and stuffed it with an extra pair of clothes and my pocket knife in the left side pocket, even then my tears didn't stop.

 I wiped my tears and walk downstairs after tucking my backpack under my bed. Maggie, Dad, and Beth were sitting at the table, looking at me sadly. I ignored them and sat down at the table, letting the awkward atmosphere set in. My Dad finally broke the silence by blessing our food before we could start eating. 

 Once I finished eating, I excused myself from the table and headed upstairs to my room. I sat on the bed trying to figure out if this was something I really wanted to do. Family is everything, but if I can't protect them then what's the point? I glanced out the window, and gained my composer before saying goodnight to everyone, and laying in my bed for the last time. 

 When I heard Maggie and Dad come inside after burying Mom, Maggie came upstairs and tucked me in before leaving for her room. I heard Dad grab a glass bottle from downstairs. I waited for about an extra hour, then I reached down under my bed and pulled out my backpack. I grabbed my hoodie and put it on, along with throwing my black hair into a simple ponytail. I felt tears roll down my face as I looked into my sister's room, and I headed downstairs only to find my very drunk father passed out on the couch. I kissed him on the forehead before oping the door and heading down the steps. I looked around trying to find where they buried mom, but I couldn't. I walked by the barn and that's when I heard her. My heart dropped as tears fell harder. I fought the urge to open the barn, reminding myself that that's no longer my mother. I turned away from the farm for the last time, walking into the woods. I knew this would be scary, but I needed to do this, It had to happen. 

I had been walking for days before I came across my first biter, it was sitting in a car, on the highway. The windows were up, so I didn't have to worry about it, but I took a small glance inside, and jumped when the thing pushed its face up against the window. It made growling noises as the flesh-eating thing wanted to break through the glass to get to me. I knew I didn't have to kill it, but it didn't stop me from opening the car door and doing it. When I opened the car door, it rolled out and fell on its side, and reached its arm out, grabbing my ankle. I screamed and tried to kick it away, but it got its other hand up, wrapping two hands around my ankle. I did the only thing I could think of, and raised my opposite foot and brought it down hard on its head. It took a few tries, but eventually, it stopped moving. I didn't want it to hurt anyone else.

Present time

 I saw headlights up ahead and felt my heart stop. I haven't seen another human in years! I began running as fast as I could to the lights. I saw an RV and many people! I ran, watching my feet so I didn't trip on all the roots from these overgrown trees. I looked back up just in time to collide with someone's back. 

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